The wind of wonder in Tianyue rises from the frontier fortress

Shenzong three years, autumn night.

On the desolate Gobi Desert, a group of chariots and horses moved forward slowly.

The chariots and horses meander for three miles, the chariots covered with canopies, pumpkin feather fans, candle cages with flowers and candles, and incense saddles with treasured tripods, all of which are of royal dignity.

However, the wealth of gold carvings and jade construction cannot conceal the exhaustion of the long journey.

The wind and sand in the Gobi desert had already exhausted this group of people.Although they have abundant supplies and drinking water, as these people who have lived in the imperial city of the Central Plains for a long time, how have they ever experienced such bad weather.

On the carriage in the middle sat a woman wearing a phoenix crown and an auspicious costume.I saw her with willow eyebrows and beautiful eyes, her nose and cherry mouth, her skin was firm and creamy, and her temperament was like orchid.

It's a pity that now her face is pale, her eyes are looking straight ahead, and there seems to be no focus in the direction of her gaze.Her whole body is like a clay sculpture and wood carving, just sitting on the phoenix chariot in a daze, her whole body seems to have been sucked out of her soul, and she doesn't seem to know where she is.

Her mushrooming fingers tightly grasped the hem of the phoenix robe, only her whitish knuckles betrayed her current mood.And the beautiful girl with a long face sitting next to her was looking at her sadly, but she was holding her breath and didn't dare to disturb her.

After a long time, the bride sighed leisurely, her eyes moved slightly, and then she came back to her senses and asked softly, "Qiyun, where did you go?"

The maid named Huan Qiyun was shocked, and hurriedly replied, "It has been three days since we left the customs, and now we have entered the land of Liao. Calculate the distance, and in two days, we will be able to reach the tent of the king of Liao. The princess is tired." Now, do you want to call people to camp on the spot and take a rest?"

The princess shook her head wearily, crossed her hands slightly in front of her knees, and said softly, "Even if you rest a thousand times, how long can you delay?" The starry sky on the Gobi Desert sighed, "Look, the sky and the earth are big here, and the starry sky is vast. Isn't it more free than that golden cage?"

Her voice is so soft, as soft as stars, her eyes are so far away, as far away as thousands of rivers and mountains.She stared at the magnificent scenery in front of her, but she couldn't help thinking of the person whose smile was more dazzling than the stars in the sky.

"Chu Ge." She softly called the name.This name lingered in her heart thousands of times, and the face of that person was also depicted in her heart thousands of times.

Some people say that if you want to forget someone, the best way is to stop contacting them.But even if she never heard from her again, it didn't affect the imprint she left in her heart at all.

Her happy, troubled, anxious, angry, all kinds of things, as long as she closes her eyes, she can clearly recall the scenes one by one.

The more she recalled, the more clearly that person's demeanor was engraved in her heart, as if it had taken root, deeply embedded in her flesh and blood.

"Four princesses." When Qi Yun heard Zhao Ning couldn't help shouting that name, her eyes turned red.

Yes, the princess married on the phoenix chariot was none other than the jewel in the palm of Mu Zong, the fourth princess Zhao Ning.

Not long after she returned to the palace from the Tang gate in Shu, Emperor Mu Zong suffered from persistent diarrhea and depletion of kidney water due to reckless consumption of pills offered by Taoist priests.

Although there was a prince at that time, he was weak and indecisive by nature, and at the same time, Emperor Mu Zong believed that he was at the peak of spring and autumn and held the military and political power in one hand, and he didn't like the prince's premature appearance as an heir.

And this is exactly in line with the prince's temperament, thinking that his father is in his prime, and the heavy burden cannot fall on his head for a while, so he only cares about reading and writing, and has no thought of planning for a rainy day or being prepared for danger in times of peace.It is rumored that the prince and his attendants sighed that day, "If I can enjoy such a peaceful and peaceful life in the Hanlin, take pleasure in calligraphy and painting, and have red sleeves to add fragrance, wouldn't it be more carefree than being an emperor?"

Therefore, Mu Zong died suddenly on that day, and the crown prince had no soldiers and trustworthy tiger charms outside, and no important ministers to help him inside. Suddenly, the situation in the palace was treacherous, and his good brothers who were respectful and respectful on weekdays were all there. In private, he revealed a different face from the past.

After a lot of intrigues and life-and-death struggles, the tens of thousands of treasures finally fell into the hands of Zhao Ren, the third son of the emperor.This person is the son of the late emperor Duanfei, his appearance is not good, he is submissive, he has never been liked by Mu Zong, he is extremely not outstanding among the princes, and he will not attract more attention from others.

But they don't know that such a man who seems to be indifferent to the world is actually an ambitious person.He deliberately restrained his edge, kept a low profile, in order to cultivate a force of his own without anyone noticing.

It is precisely because he has always followed others' advice, submissively, as if he has no backbone, that he was able to slowly win over a powerful team under the eyes of Emperor Mu Zong.In this batch of teams, there are ministers in the court, military generals outside, internal eunuchs next to the emperor, and even concubines in the harem.

These people seem to be calm on weekdays, but under Zhao Ren's instruction, they can still blow the wind in front of Mu Zong from time to time.

For example, it is suggested that the prince is not too young, and it is time to cultivate the ability to supervise the country, or to praise the prince for his generosity, virtue and benevolence.These words have been spoken for a long time, and when they are heard in Mu Zong's ears, they have a different meaning:

"I'm not dead yet, so you can't wait to be the crown prince?", or "If the crown prince is in power, wouldn't I have to abdicate to make way for the virtuous? The days of being the Supreme Emperor are not as comfortable as being in power."

Therefore, under Zhao Ren's instigation, the more people pleaded for the prince's life, the deeper Mu Zong's taboo towards the prince became.However, considering that he was the son of the former empress, he never thought of moving the reserve.It's just that the prince's power has been weakened more and more.

Zhao Ren's painstaking efforts began to pay off from the moment Mu Zong died suddenly.

No one wants to think back to that period of soul-stirring days.It seems that I live on the tip of a knife every day, and face the choice of life and death every step of the way.Zhao Ning slowly closed her eyes, and she seemed to see the hopeless and helpless eyes of the prince again.Those eyes were exactly the same as her own. From the eyes of the prince, she also saw her future end that day.

Yes, Zhao Ren ascended the throne and changed his reign name to Jiankang, which was Shenzong.

In the second year after Zhao Ren became emperor, her fourth princess, Zhao Ning, was married by Shenzong to Yeluhuala, the current prince of Liao Dynasty, as the family of Yan.

Yes, the fourth princess, who was regarded as the jewel in the palm of Mu Zong back then, is now just a pawn in the eyes of her third half-brother who has made peace with the Liao Kingdom.You must know that the usual envoys to make marriages are almost all the daughters of the clan, and even find a beautiful lady in the palace, give them a random title, and marry them as a princess, how can you hear of going out with real golden branches and jade leaves to make marriages? of.

Zhao Ning can still clearly recall the scene when Zhao Ren summoned her that day.His flickering eyes revealed his guilty conscience, but the smile on his lips betrayed his cruelty.

Yes, the fourth princess, Zhao Ning, and the crown prince are compatriots from the same mother, and their identity as a direct descendant alone can forcefully overwhelm him.If it wasn't for the sudden death of Emperor Mu Zong, how could he, a concubine prince, ascend to the Dragon Throne of the Ninth Five-Year Supreme.

Since childhood, Zhao Ning has been the jewel in the palm of Emperor Mu Zong. No other prince can be favored by Mu Zong like her. Emperor Mu Zong gave her almost all his father's love.As for Zhao Ren, had he ever enjoyed such love once?

Zhao Ren fantasized more than once that his father could smile at him gently like the fourth princess, and more than once he fantasized that he could also be like the fourth sister, being held high above his head by the man in the dragon robe Laugh.

But not to mention such an extravagant expectation, even if it was a daily greeting, that tall man never even looked at him.Wouldn't it be self-deception if you say you are not lost?

But now, with the country in his hands and the universe in his hands, the person sitting on the dragon chair has turned into himself.And the unattainable fourth princess that day also knelt in front of him.

Zhao Ning clearly remembered what Emperor Shenzong said to her that day, "Now that the national mourning is full, I am waiting for prosperity. I am surrounded by powerful enemies. There are Khitan in the north, Uighur in the west, and Tubo and Dali in the southwest. In the northeast, The Jurchens have risen again. If they unite vertically and horizontally, how can our Zhao dynasty rest in peace. Now the envoy of the Liao Kingdom is ordered by the Liao Emperor to come to our court to propose marriage for the Liao Prince. If we can marry him Qin and Jin are good, but they can have a strong neighbor to rely on."

He looked left and right, and said to himself, "According to the law, it is not up to the fourth sister to get married. The daughter of his own clan will marry on his behalf. It's just that the Emperor of Liao somehow appointed the fourth sister to be the prince Yan." Clan, I am more willing to use the six cities of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun as the dowry gift, this kind of sincerity really makes me wonder what to do."

He raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Ning pretending to be in pain, and said, "If my sister is unwilling, I will reject the Liao emperor. It's just that the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are important lands. I can use this as a barrier to protect my frontier people from being abused by Khitan's iron hooves." He clenched his fists angrily and said, "I only hate that third brother is incompetent, and it's too late to build a Central Plains iron cavalry!"

Zhao Ning was like a bright mirror in his heart, watching him pretending to be filled with righteous indignation, he felt sour and funny at the same time.Then the Liao Emperor had never seen what the fourth princess looked like, so how could he not be able to replace Li Zhuang?

It's just that now the emperor's father has died, the elder brother of the prince has been imprisoned, and the remaining brothers and sisters are not born of the same mother.Just like this hypocritical man in front of you, even though you are all descendants of the Zhao family, he tried every means to send you into that pit of fire.Now that she, Zhao Ning, is in this world, although she has the name of Tianhuang nobleman, she is actually an orphan.

The world is so big, but there is no home for her.The imperial palace that has lost the protection of the emperor is as cold as a huge tomb. The princess who has no support in this palace that eats people and does not spit out bones, might as well leave here.

Marriage?If you want to leave the palace in a legitimate way, I am afraid that this is the only way.Anyway, that Chu Ge is now following Miss Hu, presumably because of the harmony of Qin and Se, how can he think of himself.That being the case, what does it matter who she Zhao Ning marries?Anyway, the person she wants to marry will never marry her.

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